Daily Republican., 1887-09-10
An AMATEUR MURDERER


be nominated for Congress next cleo.
tion, have been looking over my past
life, and l cannot help but Gdmit that
there are many incidents in it that if
unexplained will seriously ieopardize
my chances of being at the head of the
polls. Supposing that in the heat OF
the contest my opponent charged
me with being under arrest for muir
der; and that, too, on my own comics.
sion, ! very much fear that in the tur-
moil of political meeting would not
be- heard with that patience that would
enable me TO clear myself in the minds
OF the less partisan OF the audience.
Deny it? Well, couldn't very well
do that because the charge would be
Itrue, and it is well known that what
lever else a politician may do, he can
Inever, never tell lie. He is like the
Icurly- -headed boy of the poem, or
George Washington, or newspaper
in that respect.
so rather choose to tell the facts o'
1.-THE matter while the public mind is
reasonably calm and then have this &C
count reprinted in the form of circu-
lar during the contest if the charge i:
at the time brought against me.
| A friend of mine, first rate fellov
land an artist In fact the terms are gen
lerally synonymous, was installed mas
Tier Of a Masonic lodge, aud after tn
I lceremony he gave grand dinner q
K lAnderson's ho.el, the Masonic taver
: lof Fleet street, London.
cI The ceremony took a great deal c
% oltime, and when the banquet whic
q i3ooIiollowed was over, it was very late.
d found that all conveyances had stoI
Iped tor the night. tried to engage
o cab, but as | lived long way out til
% cabbies showed great reluctance in az
~ cepting so distant q fare. The nigl
Twas clear, and the walking good,
ct struck out and determined on II
&c way to see some unfamiliar parts
London at an unfamiliar time. bu
". toned my overcoat about me and star
~ ~ ed out on foot. After had gone seye
q al miles through the silent town, ,mee
ling no one but an occasional polio
man or some vagrant like myself, b
gan to regret that l had not put up
o. one of the downtown hotels. An u
accountable thirst took possession
hue and this was the more remarkab
n as had done what | could during Il
dinner to quench it. OF course at Il
o. Ihour there was no place open where
~ Tired ayfarer could refresh himse
,ss Looking down a side street saw
au bright light stream out on the roa
nc and said to myself that l could like
ali get at least a glass of water there.
)R found the place TO be apparently
ni .si Ipublic house. 1t stood on the corr
REQ and had large windows, covered on I
rts' lower halt with red curtains, throu
"D which person could not see, but
.Iiudge by the sounds of revelry will
There was no lack of something
g Idrink. 1t seemed strange that a
y place should so defy the law, but '
Thirsty and went in.
The moment opene the door til
was an instant hush and every {
looked towards me as well Us Il
Icould through the clouds of smoke I
. Ifilled the room. A rough bar '
Ierected to the right of the entrar
land behind it were barrels of beer.
Istalwart barkeeper was filling glas
nf Iron these barrels without the aid
o'' the ordinary useful and ornamer
beer pump.
oz. "I'll take glass of beer, if
,cz please" l said, putting down
W. money.
Beer, sir? Yes. SIR" said the m
'hi'' But he made no motion to fill
order. He looked towards the en(
the room and burly man in his 8
sleeves came forward.
% whats your name? he ash
grufily.
. my name," answered. ''is c.
. III have found it a good title to tr
" Iunder in different parts of the VIZ
There's my card" continued, pc
ling to the shilling on the table.
am very thirsty and l want glas
beer"
! "Oh, you do, do your Don't
, tknow that no beers sold in Londo
this time of night?'
NF "Well, you seem to be having
YOU want here"
"Oh, we seem, do wep Aud
Iwant to make sure, do you? Nov
lhaye had enough of your comp
IT Haven't we, lads?"
There was roar of assent at
+, and the beer mugs ratified on the
ttablcs. The burly man strobe to
NrC sd onanad IL wide As he